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Guest Preacher Biography
BIO of GUEST PREACHER
Rev. George L. Parks Jr
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While born in Nashville, the Rev. Dr. George Lewis Parks, Jr. later moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he graduated from Lutheran High School East. He went on to pursue his Bachelor of Arts in Biblical and Pastoral Studies at the American Baptist College in Nashville. Dr. Parks went on to earn his M.Div. degree from Howard University School of Divinity in Washington, DC, where he was awarded the prestigious J.H. Jackson Award for Promise in Pastoral Excellence; his sermon, “Black and Proud” has been published in the African American Pulpit journal. In May 2016, he earned his Doctor of Ministry in Expository Preaching from Union University School of Theology and Missions.
Dr. Parks’ spiritual journey began under the tutelage of his father who served as Pastor of the New Pilgrim Baptist Church in Dayton, OH where he confessed his hope in Christ. He accepted his call to proclaim the Word of God in 1998 and preached his initial sermon in Cleveland, Ohio at the Sacrificial Baptist Church where his father presently serves as Pastor.
God has given Dr. Parks a diversity of assignments throughout his ministerial career. In Nashville, he joined Watson Grove Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Curtis W. Goodwin, Sr. While at Watson Grove, he was an Associate Minister and the Youth Director. In Washington, D.C., he united with Meridian Hill Baptist Church. There, under the leadership of Pastor Calvin E. Cage, Sr. He later served as an Assistant Pastor.
Following God’s voice, Dr. Parks accepted the call to become the seventeenth Pastor of Riverside Missionary Baptist Church in 2008. He completed his Pastoral assignment to this body seven years later as God reassigned him to serve as the Senior Pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Arkansas with campuses in North Little Rock and Conway.
Dr. Parks continues to build on the legacy and vision of the New Hope Baptist Church and their future continues to shine as the church moves into a new season of building faith and sharing love. Dr. Parks is married to the former Joy Marie Dailey. He is the proud father of George L. Parks, III (“Trey”), Genesis, and twins, Gabriel and Grayson.
